• GoodEye8@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      I think diamonds get a bad rep because of shitty companies like De Beers who artificially pump up the price of diamonds. I don’t think anyone would have an issue with diamonds if their price range was comparable to amethyst and made ethically.

      • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        4 months ago

        Ofc nobody would have problems with a rock if it weren’t used for violence, theft, exploitation, etc. But that’s not the case at all.

        #freepalestine

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        Yup. We got diamonds for my wife’s ring, but we paid a reasonable amount (<$1k; pretty small but pretty diamonds) and we were told they were ethically sourced. I hope that’s true, but we’re only a small part of the problem, if at all.

        Most of my wife’s jewelry is her birth stone, which is way cheaper and doesn’t have the ethical issues diamonds have.